Howard Wang joined Hill & Associates in 2019 and oversees the firm’s operations across seven offices in Asia. Mr. Wang specializes in fraud investigations, corporate compliance, security consulting, and crisis management in Asia and has in-depth industry knowledge of pharmaceutical, automobile, manufacturing, and modern service sectors.

Prior to H&A, Mr. Wang gained more than 12 years of experience in both public and private sectors – most recently a seven-year career as a Principal at Control Risks, a leading global risk consultancy. Mr. Wang also served two years at EY’s forensics and integrity services as a senior accountant in China. Throughout his career, Mr. Wang has led more than 250 financial statement fraud investigations, US FCPA due diligence and assessments, contract and procurement investigations, crisis and security engagements, conflict of interest investigations, litigation support matters, and tax-related investigations in China and Australasia.

Mr. Wang lived and worked in New Zealand for nine years, including three years as an Investigations Officer with the Inland Revenue Department, where he led a number of tax evasion and avoidance investigations for clients ranging from high-wealth individuals to large corporations. He speaks fluent English and Mandarin Chinese.

Ron Cai has more than 32 years of legal experience in assisting clients in U.S.-China business projects. He handles international mergers & acquisitions, general business and corporate law for multinational companies in China, international business transactions, and dispute resolution. He is a seasoned expert in Chinese TMT (Telecom, Media and Technology) regulations, as well as market entry and daily operation for TMT companies. Ron is familiar with Chinese laws in a wide range of industries, including AI, cloud computing, internet of things, e-commerce, digital media and entertainment, on-line games, e-health care, high-speed railway, and renewable energy. Ron speaks and writes frequently on Chinese TMT laws and practices. Ron also advises clients on general business and contract law, intellectual property rights, technology licensing, regulatory approvals, and compliance.

Ron received his LLB from Xiamen University Law School, LLM from Columbia University Law School, and J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School.

Erik Walenza is the CEO of IoT ONE Inc., the Chair of the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) Smart Factory Task Group (SFTG), and the Shanghai Director of Startup Grind. IoT ONE is a leading source of information and insight regarding Industrial Internet of Things vendors and solutions. Companies work with IoT ONE to develop their customer bases, partner ecosystems, and innovation strategies. As Chair of the IIC SFTG, Erik works with IIC members to reduce the risk for early adopters of Industrial IoT technologies in manufacturing. Through Startup Grind Erik supports the development of Shanghai's innovation ecosystem.